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Seeking feedback on idea: alternative to Patreon
Hi folks,
I messaged a few of you about this already, but was just given mod permission to post it at top level.
I’m a Patreon creator (http://patreon.com/davidstorrs), and a web developer. My business partner and I are frustrated enough with Patreon that we’re building an alternative. We’d like to make sure it does what people actually want so, if you have a minute, I’d really appreciate your feedback.
We think the site should have:
* No percentage taken from your pledges
* Charge patrons immediately to avoid in-and-out “pledge-dodgers”
* Content management for all your content, past and present
* Specify when things should become visible (a.k.a. a publishing queue)
- ...to whom
- ...and for how long
* Ban abusive or exploitative patrons
As far as creators go, our current plan is that early adopters would receive as much storage as they need (within reason!), and future creators would get 1GB of storage for $9.99/month. Again, these are tentative plans and might change as we do more research.
All comments appreciated; a few questions I'd love answers to:
1) Does this sound like a service you would use?
2) Are there any other features you’d like?
3) What is particularly good about Patreon?
4) What issues do you have with Patreon?
I messaged a few of you about this already, but was just given mod permission to post it at top level.
I’m a Patreon creator (http://patreon.com/davidstorrs), and a web developer. My business partner and I are frustrated enough with Patreon that we’re building an alternative. We’d like to make sure it does what people actually want so, if you have a minute, I’d really appreciate your feedback.
We think the site should have:
* No percentage taken from your pledges
* Charge patrons immediately to avoid in-and-out “pledge-dodgers”
* Content management for all your content, past and present
* Specify when things should become visible (a.k.a. a publishing queue)
- ...to whom
- ...and for how long
* Ban abusive or exploitative patrons
As far as creators go, our current plan is that early adopters would receive as much storage as they need (within reason!), and future creators would get 1GB of storage for $9.99/month. Again, these are tentative plans and might change as we do more research.
All comments appreciated; a few questions I'd love answers to:
1) Does this sound like a service you would use?
2) Are there any other features you’d like?
3) What is particularly good about Patreon?
4) What issues do you have with Patreon?
I will recommend Ratafire!
However, I will recommend Ratafire for anyone who just started, because it has everything designed to suit the need for creators who are still growing their fanbase.
First of all, it is free to use.
Ratafire has one time and recurring fan funding at the same time, which largely reduces the traffic requirement for recurring funding.
It also feels like a game, when people start playing with it, those who previously were not your fans may become a fan.
So for anyone who is new, give it a try.
Here it is:
https://ratafire.com